The Comeback Trail

About The Comeback Trail

Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

The Comeback Trail (2020) is a comedy crime film directed by George Gallo. Its themes are mafia, debt, money problems, and insurance fraud.

Robert De Niro takes the lead as Max Barber, Morgan Freeman as Reggie Fontaine, Tommy Lee Jones as Duke Montana, and Zach Braff as Walter Creason. Released in November 2020, it runs 104 minutes.

The screenplay is by George Gallo and Josh Posner. It was produced by Alla Prima Productions, Cloudburst Entertainment, and Don Kee Productions. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Premium.

Get Shorty and The Gambler make useful companions to The Comeback Trail. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 382 votes and it carries a R rating.